Quote from: Monkhouse on April 02, 2019, 12:42:06 PM

What was their plan...

I mean sure retaining Kemba Walker is a great idea, (which still isn't set in stone), but honestly they should've just bit the bullet, traded Walker, for like a late pick or maybe some salary relief and tank for top 5 pick...

They are pretty much out of playoff contention, and just wasted another season of Walker..

So not only did they waste another year of Walker, refused to tank, and now have depreciating assets, plus paying luxury tax for a terrible team.

Lol.

EDIT:

They have been one of the most depressing franchises...

Barely any playoff success, always one of the worst, not to mention they squandered Walker's years by making terrible decisions. Their front office is still horrendous, the rumored Frank Kaminsky trade deal that fell through still amazes me. And Michael Jordan is still somehow making front office decisions despite his awful track record.

The Batum contract is a disaster
Zeller did not pan out at number 4 (though it was a bad draft could have got adams, giannis, mccollum)
MKG did not pan out at number 2 (other top ten picks, Drummond, Lillard, Beal)

They drafted Tobias Harris and traded him, and of course the Kaminsky pick. That is a decade of difference right there.

I'd say yes.

Even when they tank, they make poor draft decisions, and talk about FA signings. Kemba took about 6 years to develop and now he is probably leaving.

Hornets fans have nothing to be excited about next year. Maybe Miles Bridges, I thinks he will be a nice player in this league.

I think fans in New York would say the Knicks have been the most disappointing team in the league ever since Ewing left.

I think there is a very strong argument that the Celtics have been the most disappointing team in the league this year.

Not sure I can disagree with either of the above.

What was their plan...

I mean sure retaining Kemba Walker is a great idea, (which still isn't set in stone), but honestly they should've just bit the bullet, traded Walker, for like a late pick or maybe some salary relief and tank for top 5 pick...

They are pretty much out of playoff contention, and just wasted another season of Walker..

So not only did they waste another year of Walker, refused to tank, and now have depreciating assets, plus paying luxury tax for a terrible team.

Lol.

EDIT:

They have been one of the most depressing franchises...

Barely any playoff success, always one of the worst, not to mention they squandered Walker's years by making terrible decisions. Their front office is still horrendous, the rumored Frank Kaminsky trade deal that fell through still amazes me. And Michael Jordan is still somehow making front office decisions despite his awful track record.

Quote from: Monkhouse on April 02, 2019, 01:40:14 PM

I feel like I should've re-named the title.

I mean in terms of franchises out in the NBA currently, is there any other team more dysfunctional than the Hornets?

The Knicks.


The Hornets have at least come close to being respectable a few times.


I would say that the Suns have been more dysfunctional in recent years, as well.  Though their fans can feel more hope due to all of the young players they've drafted high.



You could make an argument for the Bulls being more dysfunctional, as well as the Wizards.



The Hornets aren't really dysfunctional so much as boring and unimaginative, like I said earlier.  They're right up there with the Magic as teams that aren't horribly run but don't really make any exciting decisions and simply have not been especially competitive or interesting for a long time.


What really killed the Hornets is that they were so bad for several years in a row there, and all they got out of it was Kemba Walker and a bunch of mediocre role players.  Kemba is a lot of fun and he's been the best player in the history of that franchise (not counting the other franchise that was named the Hornets).  But they were bottom of the league, had several very high draft picks, and came away with a single borderline All-Star.